Italian-based Airone Seafood halted the canned tuna production in its Ivory Coast plant. It is in the process of selling the deceased founder’s family stakes in the company. Sergio Tommasini,...
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Gaictech Secures Deal To Revive Gabonese Plant
Spanish technology supplier Gaictech has signed an order to provide processing machinery to revitalize a tuna plant in Gabon. The equipment worth EUR 4 million will be delivered to the...
Will More EU Nations Allow “Vegan Tuna” On Plant-Based Products?
The French Council of State (Conseil d’État) recently announced that France will continue to allow vegan companies to list "vegan tuna" on their product labels. This is not only a blow to...
Global Tuna Market Leaders To Speak At TUNA 2024
The curtain for the INFOFISH 18th World Tuna Trade Conference & Exhibition in Bangkok will be up within a month. The session on ‘Global tuna market trends from across major regional...
Spanish Police Officers Accused Of Stealing Thousands Of Tuna Cans
A Spanish Prosecutor recently found seven police officers guilty of stealing tuna cans and other food items from a truck that overturned on the highway, near the Spanish town of Reconquista,...
IO Low Catch And Falling Skipjack Price Cause Concern
Purse seine skipjack fishing in the Indian Ocean has not picked up in the past four weeks. The situation is getting critical for fisheries and processors as the continued poor catches have...
Seafood Expo Global 30th Edition Opens Its Doors
Today, the Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global opened its doors with hundreds of people waiting in line to attend the biggest exposition in the seafood industry. It is the 30th...
Readers Convinced More Companies Will Stop Buying From Zhejiang Ocean Family
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) recently accused tuna longliners belonging to Chinese fishing company Zhejiang Ocean Family (ZOF) of IUU fishing, labor abuse, and killing dolphins....
France Cannot Ban Usage Of “Vegan Tuna” On Plant-Based Products
The French seafood sector was dealt a blow as the Council of State (Conseil d'État) announced that firms that manufacture plant-based or vegetarian products can continue using terms such as...
Almadrabas Season Begins With Unchanged Quota
The traditional Spanish Almadrabas for bluefin fishing in 2024 has started on April 18 when the first ‘levantas’ (pulling up the nets) of the Barbate trap was carried out. The catch was...
Seychelles And Comoros Ink New Deal To Combat IUU Fishing
The two tuna-rich East African nations have entered into a pact to combat IUU fishing in their adjacent territorial waters. Seychelles and Comoros signed the agreement last Friday in Comoros...
FDA Issues New Guidance For Seafood Importers To Be Removed From Red List
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given new recommendations for seafood products subject to Detention Without Physical Examination (DWPE) under an Import Alert due to the...
Skipjack Trading In Bangkok Slows Down, Slight Drop In Price
Skipjack trading in global processing hub Bangkok has not changed much and the price has shifted slightly due to lukewarm demand from canned tuna producers. Sources said that there have been...
NGO Hires Former Thai Union Executive For Lead Role
Ocean Outcomes (O2) announced that it has appointed Jeremy Crawford, a seafood and fisheries expert, to the new role of Asia Fisheries Director. He was the Responsible Sourcing Manager for...
Senegalese Tuna Fishermen Angry Over Chinese Vessels And EU Deal
Senegalese tuna fishermen have questioned the newly formed government’s fisheries plan which they say lacks transparency. They have asked for a detailed reason why officials are considering...
Myth Buster: Tuna Is Not Safe For Pregnant Women
Should pregnant women consume canned tuna? Will it affect the baby’s development during the early years? Expecting mothers are warned to stay away from tuna because it contains high levels of...
Gomes da Costa Launches New Tuna Premium Line For 70th Anniversary
Brazilian canned tuna brand Gomes da Costa has introduced two new flavors – tuna in pieces with ginger sauce (170g) and tuna filet with basil pesto (125g) – to its premium line of products....
Alliance Select Tuna Exports Helped 2023 Turnaround
The Philippines tuna processor Alliance Select Foods International reduced its net loss by 25 percent in 2023, and the aimed turnaround partially happened. The company managed to increase its...
GFW’s New Deals To Combat IUU Fishing In Panama And West Africa
The Global Fishing Watch (GFW) recently announced that it is collaborating with tuna fishing nation Panama and the West African Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC) for a three-year deal...
Consorcio Launches New Sunflower Tuna Line To Counter High Olive Oil Prices?
The Spanish tuna producer Grupo Consorcio is launching a new line of tuna products made from high oleic sunflower oil. They will hit Spanish retail shelves in the coming weeks. According to...
